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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/1986 P&Z Minutes• • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 1 October 8, 1986 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 7:03 P.M. by Chairman Doocy on Wednesday, October 8, 1986. Board members present: Cody, Klaus, Averbeck, Nelson, Prokop. Members absent: McLean. Others present: Kluegel, Building Official; Bisel, Council Liaison; Wuornos, City Planner; Foster, Secretary. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - September 10, 1986 MOTION: Mr. Prokop moved to accept the minutes of the 9/10/86 meeting with two typographical changes: the words "power power" on page two be changed to "power pole "; the word "difficult" on page four be changed to "difficulty ". Mrs. Klaus seconded the motion which carried unanimously. OPEN MIKE No one was scheduled or appeared under open mike. BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT Nickelson Plumbing - Site and Building Plan and Conditional Use Permit for Exterior Storage - Mr. Kluegel reported that the City Council at their 9/22/86 meeting approved the site and building plan for Nickelson Plumbing subject to P & Z recommendations. The conditional use permit requested by Nickelson Plumbing was denied by Council and it is the Building Official's task to monitor the exterior storage. The Board questioned why (when the P & Z Board wants to tighten up on exterior storage) the Council left the exterior storage issue to the discretion of the Building Official. Ms. Nelson then stated that without a conditional use permit, Nickelson Plumbing would be allowed no exterior storage and thus all storage would need to be kept inside. The Board agreed with this interpretation. Custom Contractors - Conditional. Use Permit for Land Reclamation - Mr. Kluegel reported that the 9/22/86 Council tabled this issue until a report from the City Engineer and Public Works Director is received at the next Council meeting. Paul Wolters - Amended Conditional Use Permit - Mr. Kluegel reported that the 9/22/86 Council moved to approve the amended conditional use permit allowing the addition to the A -Well building with the stipulation that the front be bricked up to just below the windows with cedar shakes along the full length of the building (this stipulation is above and beyond the P & Z recommendations) and screening and landscaping per P & Z recommendations. • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 2 October 8, 1986 Task Force Meeting - Mr. Kluegel reminded the Board of the upcoming continuation of the Comp Plan Task Force meetings at 7:00 P.M., October 15, 1986. The City Administrator has requested that all involved keep in mind the time and budget constraints agreed to by the group. PAUL WOLTERS - SITE AND BUILDING PLAN FOR NEW PRINT SHOP BUILDING Mr. Wolters appeared before the Board at the September 1986 P & Z meeting with a site and building plan for a proposed building to be used as a print shop at 7781 Lake Drive. The Board tabled the item asking that several issues be addressed before further consideration of the application (see 9/10/86 minutes). The revised site and building plan included the following as requested on 9/10/86: - There is an area of landscaping between the parking area and the building; - Elevations are at sea level; - Parking area shows drainage plan; - There are a few options that the utility company has suggested to move the power pole from the center of this driveway and the driveway to the south. The applicant will choose one option so that the pole will not be located anywhere in the driveway area; - The elevation of "901X3" will be changed to "901X9" on the site plan at the south rear of the parking area; - Landscape designer has been consulted - plans met with the Board's approval; - Brick facing is designated on the site and building plan for portions of the front of the building; - Swale for drainage will be the parking area itself. MOTION: Mr. Prokop moved to recommend to Council approval of the site and building plan of Paul Wolters ( #86 -27), dated 8/20/86 because the concerns of the P & Z Board have been satisfied and it appears that the application is consistent with the zoning ordinance. Mr. Cody seconded the motion which carried unanimously. ED VAUGHN - MINOR SUBDIVISION Mr. Kluegel explained that Mr. Vaughn owns 300+ acres in the rural zone off Birch Street and that he is requesting a subdivision of 10+ acres with more than the required 330' frontage in order to build a single family dwelling. The October 1, 1986 memo from the City Planner states that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance. • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 3 October 8, 1986 MOTION: Mr. Cody moved to recommend to Council approval of the application #86 -29 from Ed Vaughn, dated 9/24/86 for a minor subdivision because it appears to comply with the transportation plan, park plan and housing plan for the City and meet the zoning ordinance requirements. Mrs. Klaus seconded the motion which carried unanimously. Mr. Kluegel is to inform the applicant that the Park Board will need to review the application and that final approval will have to come from the City Council. SCHWAN'S - MINOR SUBDIVISION & SITE AND BUILDING PLAN The Board reviewed the request for a minor subdivision. There was concern with regard to access to the proposed "Parcel B" in case of future sale of the property. The Board recommended that the applicant make arrangements by way of easements, etc. to protect future owner's access to the property. MOTION: Mr. Cody moved to recommend to Council approval of the minor subdivision of Schwan's Sales ( #86 -29), dated 9/24/86, located in the GB zone to be used as a wholesale distributor and warehousing business because it appears to be consistent with the land use plan, transportation plan and sewer plan of the City and also appears to meet the zoning ordinance with regard to lot size and lot width. Mrs. Klaus seconded the motion which carried unanimously. The applicant handed out a revised site and building plan to the Board. In reviewing the plan, several questions arose as a result of confusion in interpreting the plan. The Board felt that the plan submitted was difficult to read and understand and the Board requested that a new submittal be made which could be more clearly understood. MOTION: Mr. Cody moved to table consideration of the request by Schwan's Sales ( #86 -31) dated 9/24/86 for a site and building plan on the basis that the applicant provide the following: 1) a site plan for location of the proposed buildings including landscape design to be done by a landscape professional; 2) the questions regarding septic system raised by the TKDA 10/2/86 memo be addressed; 3) the questions regarding green area, parking space dimensions, driveway width, screening, lighting, curbing, loading area, drainage, etc. raised by R. L. Wuornos & Associates on thier 10/2/86 memo be addressed; 4) a traffic flow pattern and indication that the narrow 32 foot strip of Parcel B be blocked as to not allow an access in that area. Mr. Prokop seconded the motion which carried unanimously. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 4 October 8, 1986 The Board asked why this item was brought before them in such incomplete fashion. Mr. Kluegel and Mr. Wuornos said that the applicant was aware of all the concerns and that the applicant's revised site and building plan handed out this evening was to address all the questions, but fell short of doing so. SCHUBERT ADVERTISING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Mr. Schubert explained that this request is for a conditional use permit to allow an advertising sign on the Forrest Tagg property at 7504 Lake Drive. He also reminded the Board that a conditional use permit has been recently approved allowing an advertising sign for "The Muffler Doctor" on the other side of the freeway. (That sign has not yet been installed.) Because there is a requirement that such signs be installed no closer than 750' feet from each other, Schubert Advertising has met with "The Muffler Doctor" to determine an appropriate exact location in order to meet the 750' requirement. Mr. Schubert handed out a letter from "The Muffler Doctor" substantiating this meeting. The City Planner's opinion indicated that this application should be approved. Mr. Kluegel stated that the sign meets requirements of the sign ordinance with regard to structure, windload, etc. and that signs of this type fall under the jurisdiction of the state code. MOTION: Mrs. Klaus moved to recommend to Council approval of a conditional use permit for Schubert Advertising ( #86 -32) to locate an advertising sign at 7504 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes due to the fact that the application appears to meet the requirements of the sign ordinance. The sign will be a lighted sign meeting state codes. A condition of this conditional use permit is that this sign be no less than 750' from the sign for "The Muffler Doctor" or any other such sign in the area. Mrs. Averbeck seconded the motion which carried unanimously. TEXT AMENDMENTS A. Surfacing and Drainage - This item was tabled until more information is available. B. Truck /Trailers in Residential Areas - Mr. Kluegel presented a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance stating that "no motor vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 11,075 pounds or semi - trailers shall be parked or stored in a residential district except when loading, unloading or rendering a service ". • • • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 5 October 8, 1986 After discussion, the Board felt that this may be too restrictive, particularly in the rural zones, and that it still may not solve the problem the Building Official has experienced with complaints of semi- trailers parked in open areas. The Board suggested that this issue be resolved by expanding Section 901.03(18) (the nuisance ordinance) to address the potential problem. Mr. Kluegel was asked to handle the issue in this manner and present an proposed amendment to the P & Z Board. C. Sign Ordinance - This item was tabled since it is still being reviewed by the City Attorney. D. Car Washes - Proposed Amendment ( #06 -86) MOTION: Mr. Prokop moved to approve the proposed ordinance #06 -86 which permits car washes only in city - sewered GB areas, based on the opinion of Roger Machmeier, Extension Agricultural Engineer from the University of Minnesota in his letter of 9/16/86. Mr. Cody seconded the motion which carried unanimously. COMMENT: Mrs. Klaus felt that in light of the fact that a car wash facility has been found to be appropriate only in city - sewered areas, that the City Council also strongly consider permitting other similar types of businesses only in city - sewered areas because of their potential for contaminating groundwater. Other members of the Board agreed with this suggestion. E. Glare Ordinance - As requested at the 9/10/86 meeting, Mr. Kluegel presented a proposed amendment to the nuisance ordinance addressing the problem of glare from lighting. Mr. Prokop submitted yet another revision to change the amendment to read as follows: Section 901.03(19) - "In all zones, any sign or light whose glare or intensity is of such a nature that it impedes or interferes with the use of adjacent properties or interferes with the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, it is considered a nuisance and will not be permitted." MOTION: Mrs. Klaus moved to table the glare ordinance issue until the above proposal can be typed, presented and considered by the P & Z Board. Mr. Cody seconded the motion which carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS • • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Page 6 October 8, 1986 Building Standards - The P & Z Board discussed the ongoing building standards issue, particularly the question of whether or not to allow pole buildings within the City and again agreed to stand firm on their recommendation not to allow pole buildings based on 1) information from surrounding communities in support of this stand; 2) the tax increment financing program being considered by the City; 3) future foreseen sewer expansions. MOTION: Mr. Cody moved to request that the City Council review the building standards compiled by the City Planner and the Building Official and consider this issue to be made part of the agenda for the upcoming Council "round table" meetings on October 24 and 25. Mr. Prokop seconded the motion which carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Budget - The Board asked that the 10/8/86 memo from R. L. Wuornos and Associates regarding proposed planning budget items for the next fiscal year be forwarded to the City Administrator. Mr. Prokop moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 P.M. Mrs. Averbeck seconded the motion. Aye.